March - processed John Lockie's negatives of the CG-83366
(see below) while at Santa Barbara, CA
These pages are excerpts from a
journal with information about the lessons learned from the 83 footers
for the design of the 82 footer. CG
Cutter Developments and Problems
During the past dozen
years, independently three groups of Coast Guard, Air Force and
Navy veterans and other volunteers have restored to operating
condition on the West Coast three types of World War II era
patrol and rescue boats. Specifically these historic boats are
the 83-foot Coast Guard cutter CG-83527, 85-foot
Army Air Force crash rescue boat P-520 and the
Navy patrol torpedo boat PT 658. Together they
are truly a “Freedom
Heritage Fleet” and the sole survivors of these proud
military craft in near original condition and still
operating.
March 07- Added fuel tanks
After some careful scrounging I
found these water soluble cutting oil tanks on Ebay. Wink Weber
arranged for their pickup and shipped them to Portland for us. I
picked them up with my trailer in Portland.
In an attempt to recreate the
original fuel fill Royal Journey and I rounded up the necessary
brass and pipe and turned out two of these fillers.
The tanks were selected because
they just fit through the tank room deck plug.
With the 12v fuel pump we pumped
out the last of the fuel in the blue barrels.
This photo shows the fuel fill,
fuel feed and return and vent hoses.
May 07- Stripping pilothouse of old paint
My brother Ted was looking for a
project so I got him to burn out all of the old paint in the
pilot house.
The 83527 strikes
submerged object. Discusses June -November at Port Townsend
Shipwrights Coop. This section discusses most of the rest of the
years activities.
This selection of photos was provided by Jim Brown, RD-2,
1956-60 from the CG-83527 along with a new letter received from Jim
Brown, describing his years of service on the 83527.
Antique 83
footer ships model kits and 83527
model commissioned.
